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Yelm is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,848 at the 2010 census. Yelm ranked 10th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in the state of Washington for population growth between 2000 and 2010. ==History== The word "Yelm" is said to come from the Coast Salish word ''shelm'' or ''chelm'', meaning "heat waves from the sun", referring to heat mirages.〔 The Yelm Prairie was originally inhabited by the Nisqually and provided good pasture for their horses (there were no indigenous horses in North America). The first permanent non-indigenous settlers came in 1853 to join the Hudson's Bay Company sheep farmers who were already conducting business in the area. James Longmire, one of the first American settlers had this to say upon arriving in Yelm: With the coming of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1873, Yelm began to prosper, having found an outlet for its agricultural and forestry products. Its economic base was further enhanced when an irrigation company was formed in 1916, making Yelm a center for commercial production of beans, cucumbers, and berries.〔 Yelm was officially incorporated on December 8, 1924.〔''(History of Yelm. )'' City of Yelm. Accessed on July 14, 2010.〕〔("City of Yelm: Thurston County." ) ''Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit Report.'' Washington State Auditor's Office. January 21, 2009. Report No. 1002188. Page 27. Accessed on July 14, 2010.〕 During the Great Depression high maintenance costs and an unstructured water distribution plan bankrupted the Yelm Irrigation Company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yelm, Washington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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